What came first, the chicken or the egg? I often ask myself similar questions but with words or rap music. Do I love words because of rap music or rap music because of the words? I’m 44 and no closer ...

"The portrayal of rap lyrics as literal expressions of criminal intent ignores the longstanding tradition of adopting personas, exaggeration, and hyperbole for artistic effect," writes the NJLJ Young ...

BENTONVILLE --Reese Sullivan's alter-ego landed him in jail recently by rapping with lyrics police considered threatening, his attorney said. Ken Paulsen, director of the Free Speech Center at Middle ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A song appearing to include the teen awaiting sentencing after being convicted of voluntary manslaughter in connection to Timothy Reynolds’ death is raising questions. A post to ...

READ ALOUD in court, the words sounded like a confession: “Fuck the judge…this that mob life…cookin’ white brick.” Not long ago the defendant, Jeffery Williams, was rapping these lines on stage. Now ...

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